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When side-jobs hurt your chances.. |
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Two more cents here... |
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08/19/2004 |
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This might sound as though I'm seeking advice; but what I'd like to know from you all is this -- in a work environment where diversity is supposed to be an asset, where do corporations draw the line on potential hires?
I worked at IBM nine years; was cut in March '04. I joined IBM as a journalist. Writing has not only been my pastime (and continued while I was with IBM,) but it was my career pre-1995 at $5.00 per hour for American City Business Journals.
That sets the stage for my question...
As a writer, I do not bend. The stories I care to write are not always the ones that people want to hear; especially when stories I author investigate the current White House. That said, I'm assuming my news website (approx 90 percent of stories are authored by me), is a negative when applying for jobs. Yes, I could use my yahoo ID on apps; but a simple google search on my name brings up my site, so why should I hide? I do not desire to work for a company that would not embrace what impassions me..... does it mean I'm no longer fit for the corporate world? Hmmm.
So, much in the way someone's CV may list a church organization, or social group (like gay/lesbians) to help show a three-dimensional character behind the author??s resume, why would an investigative news website not act in the same way? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
My site in question btw is same as my ID here + ??.com??
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First of all, good for you.
Second of all, I would say personally that while integrity is of small comfort when the bills are going unpaid, that any organization of any type that would not hire you for doing work in which you deeply believe would most likely be promoting a philosophy that would ultimately leave you very unsatisfied. Sometimes the lack of being hired can be a blessing in disguise.
So if they actually admit that to be problem, fine, it's if they don't hire you and you don't know why that you have to wonder. So stick with organizations that share your views. In other words, if you're trying to go back to the tech sector, think Apple more than Microsoft.
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